ML20246B012

Notice of Violation from Insp on 890411-0510.Violations Noted:Containment Integrity Breached During Replacement/ Placement of Fuel within Reactor Containment

ML20246B012
Person / Time
Site:	Farley
Issue date:	06/16/1989
From:	Reyes L NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION II)
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Shared Package
ML20246B007	List: ML20246B005 ML20246B012 ML20246B026
References
RTR-REGGD-01.033, RTR-REGGD-1.033 50-364-89-11, NUDOCS 8907070171
Download: ML20246B012 (2)

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l ENCLOSURE 1 NOTICE OF VIOLATION Alabama Power Company Docket No. 50-364 Farley 2 License No. NPF-8 j During the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) inspection conducted on April 11 - May 10,1989, violations of NRC requirements were identified. The violations involved a breach of containment integrity and a failure to follow procedures. In accordance with the " General Statement of Policy and Procedure for NRC Enforcement Actions," 10 CFR Part 2, Appendix C (1988), 53 Fed.

Reg. 40019 (October 13,1988), the violations are cited below:

A. Technical Specification 3.9.4.C requires, during core alteration or movement of irradiated fuel within containment, that each containment  !

building penetration providing direct access from the containment atmosphere to the outside atmosphere be either closed by an isolation valve, blind flange or manual-valve.

Contrary to the above, on April 19, containment integrity was breached during the replacement / placement of fuel within the reactor containment.

The bonnet to valve Q2P25V001A in the 1/2-inch chemical injection piping to s'.eam generator 2A was removed with the manways and handhole covers to stee generator 2A also removed. This created an air path from containment atmosphere to the outside atmosphere.

This is a Severity Level IV violation (Supplement 1).

B. Technical Specification 6.8.1 requires that applicable written procedures recommended in Appendix A of Regulatory Guide (RG) 1.33, Revision 2,1978 shall be established, implemented and maintained.

Procedure FNP-2-STP-16.6, Spray and Phase B Actuation Test, Revision 9, Section 3.9 requires the solid state protection system (SSPS) logic cabinet input error inhibit switch to be placed in the inhibit position before placing the output mode selector switch in the operate position.

Contrary to the above, on April 29,a safety injection was initiated on Unit 2 when the SSPS output mode selector switch was placed in the operate position before placing the inhibit switch in the inhibit position. The event occurred while clearance tags were being removed to allow the initial conditions to be established for conducting STP-16.6.

This is a Severity Level IV violation (Supplement 1).

Pursuant to the provision of 10 CFR 2.201, Alabama Power Company is hereby required to submit a written statement or explanation to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, ATTN: Document Control Desk, Washington, DC 20555, with a copy to 8907070171 890616 DR ADOCK 050 30

Notice of Violation 2 the Regional Administrator, Region II, and a copy to the NRC Resident Inspector, Farley, within 30 days of the date of the letter transmitting .this Notice.

This reply should be clearly marked as a " Reply to the Notice of Violation" and should include (for each violation): (l') admission or denial of the violation, (2) the reason for the violation if admitted, (3) the corrective steps which have been taken and the results achieved, (4) the corrective steps which will be taken to avoid further . violations, and (5) the date when full compliance will be achieved. Where good cause is shown, consideration will be given to extending the response time. If an adequate reply is not received within the time specified in this Notice, an order may be issued to show cause why the license should not be modified, suspended, or revoked or why such other action as may be proper should not be taken.

FOR THE NUCLEAR EGULATORY COMMISSION

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. 7 Luis A. Reyes, Di c or Division of Re to Projects Dated at' Atlanta, Georgia this l 645 day of June 1989

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